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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2019 (128), and casualties fell from 184.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,471 collisions in Redcar and Cleveland.

Collisions in 2020
116
Down 9% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
156
Down 15% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

5.2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.2%
  • Serious3228%
  • Slight7867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious3422%
  • Slight11674%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 116, down 9% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 116
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025108140
2024113152
2023128174
2022135189
2021134185
2020116156
2019128184
2018126172
2017138201
2016150236
2015190271
2014184275
2013197271
2012223330
2011228332
2010227330
2009217301
2008251366
2007248346
2006287418
2005285399
2004305428
2003317437
2002280383
2001305411
2000324448
1999321440
1998380538
1997417615
1996393511
1995411545
1994463614
1993413559
1992451630
1991520695
1990569741
1989559712
1988482606
1987480614
1986528681
1985550690
1984510658
1983496606
1982556724
1981507649
1980527709
1979594778

When and where crashes happen in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (16%)
  • February10 (8.6%)
  • March6 (5.2%)
  • April5 (4.3%)
  • May4 (3.4%)
  • June10 (8.6%)
  • July7 (6%)
  • August10 (8.6%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November8 (6.9%)
  • December12 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (78%)
  • Wet or damp25 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (56%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (10%)
  • 60 mph23 (20%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (60%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (10%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9%)
  • 26 to 3520 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (9%)
  • Over 753 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (65%)
  • Passenger35 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2020.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland, TS6 6HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2020

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020: 22, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174223116
2ndA171131613
3rdA108591213
4thA17391303
5thA666601
6thB13803311
7thA10422200
8thB12692400
9thA10531100
10thB13691100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2020

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020: 31.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2020

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020: 36.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2020, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years